Some More Corsair Shots
Wed May 23, 2007 11:22 am
FG-1As VMF-222 PI 1944
Capt John Bolt VMF-214 taxing
Pappy B. wearing his hangover glasses.
F4U-1A coming home 8-44 Pt Mugu, CA
F4U-1 VF-10 1943
F4U-1 VMF-215 1943
Capt Ken Walsh in F4U-1 1943
Wed May 23, 2007 12:46 pm
Awesome pictures as always Jack. Thanks for sharng. I love Corsairs!
Do you have any idea what the story is behind the painted out national insignia on the Pt. Mugu F4U-1A during wartime? I know it was a requirement when they were sold surplus after the war, but I can't remember seeing it done during the war.
Thanks,
Steve
Do you have any idea what the story is behind the painted out national insignia on the Pt. Mugu F4U-1A during wartime? I know it was a requirement when they were sold surplus after the war, but I can't remember seeing it done during the war.
Thanks,
Steve
Wed May 23, 2007 4:13 pm
the weathered 1 looks beat beyond life. are they dumping it in the drink??
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Wed May 23, 2007 4:22 pm
That's a war weary coming back to be rerurbished and using for training.
Quite a few of the VF-17 Jolly Roger Corsairs came back this way also including blackburn's "Big Hog".
Quite a few of the VF-17 Jolly Roger Corsairs came back this way also including blackburn's "Big Hog".
Wed May 23, 2007 4:55 pm
Cool shot of the Ol man! I havent seen that one before.
Wed May 23, 2007 6:10 pm
In the second to last pic down in the hangar, what is hanging (the things with the insignia on it) in the netting above the plane?
Chuck
Chuck
Thu May 24, 2007 12:09 am
clangjr wrote:In the second to last pic down in the hangar, what is hanging (the things with the insignia on it) in the netting above the plane?
Chuck
Good question, I would guess an extra pair for outer wings.
Phil
Mon May 28, 2007 12:04 pm
As always Jack, very nice pictures indeed.
I've always been a big fan of the "Corsair II".
If you ever come across any VMA-332 during Korea (USS BAIROKO, (CVE-115) July 1953) with the White and Red poka-dot band around the cowl please post them up.
Thanks
Shay
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I've always been a big fan of the "Corsair II".
If you ever come across any VMA-332 during Korea (USS BAIROKO, (CVE-115) July 1953) with the White and Red poka-dot band around the cowl please post them up.
Thanks
Shay
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Semper Fortis
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Mon May 28, 2007 12:09 pm
phil65 wrote:clangjr wrote:In the second to last pic down in the hangar, what is hanging (the things with the insignia on it) in the netting above the plane?
Chuck
Good question, I would guess an extra pair for outer wings.
Phil
Could also be a pair of "salvaged" wings.
Jerry
Mon May 28, 2007 3:03 pm
Excellent stuff as always Jack. 
You really suprise me with a lot of these shots. I think that "USMC" logo nose art would make a superb addition to an airworthy FG-1D. It's rare enough to find nose art at all on a Corsair, much less something that attractive IMO.
You really suprise me with a lot of these shots. I think that "USMC" logo nose art would make a superb addition to an airworthy FG-1D. It's rare enough to find nose art at all on a Corsair, much less something that attractive IMO.
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Mon May 28, 2007 3:57 pm
Excellent stuff as always Jack. You really suprise me with a lot of these shots.
Danke!
I think that "USMC" logo nose art would make a superb addition to an airworthy FG-1D. It's rare enough to find nose art at all on a Corsair, much less something that attractive IMO.
That's the Sea Bee insignia
I've got a number of nose art shots in the images I was able to salvage.
I've got around 50 F4U photos in 4 x 6s if anyone wants them make a offer. There awesome pictures BTW